WEBVTT EXPECTED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THEPROPOSALS THEN.>> TUSCALOOSA THE FIRST IN THESTATE TO LAUNCH A NEW PROGRAM TOHELP DRIVERS THROUGH WORK ZONES.WVTM 13'S CHIP SCARBOROUGH ONWHY IT'S A DIFFERENCE MAKER.>> YEAH, I MEAN NOBODY LIKESCONSTRUCTION.>> DRIVING ALONG INTERSTATE20-59 IN AND AROUND TUSCALOOSACAN BE A HEADACHE WITH ONGOINGROAD WORK.>> STUCK ON THE INTERSTATE FORAN UNKNOWN PERIOD OF TIME WHILEA CRASH IS CLEARED.>> BUT GETTING STUCK WITHOUTWARNING IS ABOUT TO CHANGE.THE ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OFTRANSPORTATION IS WORKING WITHTHE CITY OF TUSCALOOSA TOINSTALL SPECIAL MESSAGE BOARDSALONG THE INTERSTATE AND OTHERMAJOR ROADS.ALERTING DRIVERS OF UPCOMINGPROBLEMS IN CONSTRUCTION AREAS.IT'S CALLED A SMART WORK ZONE.CREWS AT THE NEW REGIONALTRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CENTER CASEND IT REAL TIME INFORMATION TODRIVERS, ADVISING THEM TO TAKEANOTHER WAY.>> AND CHANGE THE TRAFFICSIGNALS TO BETTER ACCOMMODATETHE VOLUME THAT'S GOING TO HAVETO PASS THROUGH.>> AND NEW MESSAGE BOARDS NOTTHE ONLY WAY TO GET A HEADS-UPON WORK ZONE ISSUES.DOWNLOAD THE AL-GO APP ANOTHERTOOL.>> LATER ON THIS MONTH, OURTRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CENTER WILLBE MONITORED 24-7.SO YOU HAVE CONSTANTSURVEILLANCE OF CAMERAS GOINGON.>> AL-DOT SAYS THE SMART WORKZONE WILL ALSO REDUCE CRASHESAND OTHER PROBLEMS, MAKING ROADSSAFER FOR BOTH DRIVERS AND WORKCREWS.THE NEW MESSAGE BOARDS AREEXPECTED TO GO UP SOMETIME NEXTMONTIN TUSCALOOSA, CHIP SCARBOROUGH,WVTM 13.